ORDER OF WORSHIP | FEBRUARY 20, 2022 | 10:00 AM HYBRID SERVICE
Before the service: You may light a candle for the joys and sorrows in your heart.
Please respect those seeking silence.
Gathering
Announcements
Susan Marcinkus, Worship Associate
Opening Hymn
SLT #155 “Circle ‘Round for Freedom,” by Linda Hirschhorn
Led by Joelle Griffin Russell, piano, & Merry Guernsey, David Hamilton & David Welch, vocals
Welcome & Greeting
Susan Marcinkus
Come, come, whoever you are,
Whomever you love,
Whatever your image of the Holy,
Your presence here is a gift.
All are worthy, all are welcome.
Call to Worship
by Andrea Hawkins-Kamper (adapted)
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig, Minister
Lighting the Chalice
Susan Marcinkus
We light this chalice
for the warmth of love;
for the light of truth;
for the energy of action;
and for the harmony of peace:
Peace in our hearts,
peace in our community,
and peace in our world.
Reflection & Body Practice
from My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
Song
“Grandma’s Hands,” by Bill Withers
Performed by Scott Varney
Introducing Our Newest Guests
Journey to Asylum Team
Hymn
“May Nothing Evil Cross This Door”
Sung by the Virtual Choir of the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Springfield
Meditation & Prayer, Sung, Spoken & Silent
by the Rev. Anna Blaedel (adapted)
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
Song
“Art Thou Troubled?” music by G. F. Handel, words by W. G. Rothery
Performed by Brandon Hornsby-Selvin, tenor, & Adam Podd, piano
Sharing Our Gifts
Online Giving
Text-to-Give: 757-500-0688
In-Person Giving: Place offerings in the dropbox in the Gathering Hall.
This week, your offering will support WUU’s Journey to Asylum program, which seeks to offer compassion and solidarity to migrants and their families. We are currently sponsoring a mother, father, and baby girl from Honduras. Your support provides them with a safe home, ESL tutoring, therapy and child-development resources, medical care, food and clothing, transportation, and so much more. We are truly demonstrating our UU values through this program. Thank you for your generosity!
Song
“Woyaya,” words & music by Loughty Amoa, Solomon Amarfio, Robert M. Bailey, Roy Bedeau, Francis T. Osei, Whendell K. Richardson & Mac Tontoh
Created by Paul Thompson (Music Director at the UU Church of the Palouse, Moscow ID)
Reading
from My Grandmother’s Hands, by Resmaa Menakem
Reflection & Body Practice
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
Closing Hymn
“One More Step,” by Joyce Poley
Led by Joelle Griffin Russell, piano, & Merry Guernsey, David Hamilton & David Welch, vocals
Extinguishing the Chalice
Susan Marcinkus
We extinguish this flame,
but not the light of truth,
the warmth of community,
or the fire of commitment.
These we carry in our hearts
until we are together again.
Closing Circle & Benediction
by Resmaa Menakem
Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
SLT=Gray Hymnal | STJ=Teal Hymnal
Semi-Annual Congregational Meeting: All are invited remain in person or on Zoom to attend the congregational meeting. All members are urged to attend and vote.
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